Gordon Jerome

Tales - Poem by Gordon Jerome

Light by the fire and pull up a seatI’ll tell ya a story while we up an eatAll about this cowhand named Lasso LouNow listen close this could happen to youIt was up on the Brazos late in the yearOle Lasso Lou was out huntin dearHe followed a buck way back in a drawAnd ran into the biggest Bear he ever sawNow Lasso Lou was no small manAnd I doubt from a fight he ever has ranSo he grabbed that Bear and gave him a squeezeAnd off they went just a bouncing off treesLasso hung on with all of his mightHe knew this would be one heckova fightThey wrestled about all day and night throughBut that Bear had no luck shaking off Lasso LouOle Lasso was stuck riding high on its backTrying his best from becoming a snackSo he grabbed hold that Bear by each fuzzy earSank deep both his spurs and begun to steerHe ran that Bear straight into a boulderAnd off Lou flew over its shoulderNow Lasso Looked down on that Bear lying deadWith two torn ears and a flattened out headHe asked himself what I now ask youHow do you like your Bear stew? “closing thought”When you have a problem that “bears” down on youHang on tight and steer your way through